Guest Rudy Posted May 2, 2008 Posted May 2, 2008 This file in Windows/system (312KB) opens on startup (Win98 6.0). Strangely, I can't find any mention of it on GOOGLE or Microsoft Help. Is it a 'legit' program ? Do I need it ? Do I need it to run on startup ? The reason I'm asking is there are 2 'windows' that hang up this computer on shutdown and I get the warning window: "..stopped responding...WAIT ? END TASK?" but both have NO NAME at the top so I don't know what they are, where, or why they're running and often WAIT or END TASK won't get it done. Neither will CTL ALT DEL X2.. Then I have to power down to shut down which is not a good thing.. I ve pulled the list of Running Programs from CTL/ALT/DEL and this one is the 'most suspect" ? Any ideas ? R
Guest philo Posted May 2, 2008 Posted May 2, 2008 Re: DKabppls.exe Rudy wrote: > This file in Windows/system (312KB) opens on startup (Win98 6.0). > > Strangely, I can't find any mention of it on GOOGLE or Microsoft Help. > > Is it a 'legit' program ? Do I need it ? Do I need it to run on startup ? > The reason I'm asking is there are 2 'windows' that hang up this computer on > shutdown and I get the warning window: "..stopped responding...WAIT ? > END > TASK?" but both have NO NAME at the top so I don't know what they are, > where, or why they're running and often WAIT or END TASK won't get it done. > Neither will CTL ALT DEL X2.. > Then I have to power down to shut down which is not a good thing.. > > I ve pulled the list of Running Programs from CTL/ALT/DEL and this one is > the 'most suspect" ? > > Any ideas ? > > R > > Do you have a Dell , laser printer? If so the file is probably legit. Right click on the file and look at the properties... report back if you have any further questions. BTW: Though I doubt it's a virus, it never hurts to run a virus scan with a recently updated virus checker
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted May 2, 2008 Posted May 2, 2008 Re: DKabppls.exe philo wrote: > Rudy wrote: >> This file in Windows/system (312KB) opens on startup (Win98 6.0). >> >> Strangely, I can't find any mention of it on GOOGLE or Microsoft Help. >> >> Is it a 'legit' program ? Do I need it ? Do I need it to run on startup >> ? >> The reason I'm asking is there are 2 'windows' that hang up this computer >> on shutdown and I get the warning window: "..stopped responding...WAIT >> ? >> END >> TASK?" but both have NO NAME at the top so I don't know what they are, >> where, or why they're running and often WAIT or END TASK won't get it >> done. >> Neither will CTL ALT DEL X2.. >> Then I have to power down to shut down which is not a good thing.. >> >> I ve pulled the list of Running Programs from CTL/ALT/DEL and this one is >> the 'most suspect" ? >> > Do you have a Dell , laser printer? Or a Lexmark printer? Was such a printer ever installed?
Guest Rudy Posted May 2, 2008 Posted May 2, 2008 Re: DKabppls.exe "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message news:OVhlrjJrIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Do you have a Dell , laser printer? > If so the file is probably legit. > Right click on the file and look at the properties... > report back if you have any further questions. The previous owner may have had a Dell printer, but I dont. Yes, I see the info in properties > > BTW: Though I doubt it's a virus, it never hurts to run a virus scan > with a recently updated virus checker Have done with AVG 7.5 and also ran SPYBOT and Ad-Aware, finding no problems. No sign of a DELL in printers. The ADD/Remove shows some "Dell software" but it wont remove it, referring to DELL drivers on Disk "D". There is no trace of DELL in any normal folder I can find. Probably removed (and not UNINSTALLED) by previous owner.
Guest philo Posted May 2, 2008 Posted May 2, 2008 Re: DKabppls.exe "Rudy" <NotHere@noway.net> wrote in message news:eOnHK4JrIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message > news:OVhlrjJrIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > > > Do you have a Dell , laser printer? > > If so the file is probably legit. > > Right click on the file and look at the properties... > > report back if you have any further questions. > > The previous owner may have had a Dell printer, but I dont. > Yes, I see the info in properties > > > > BTW: Though I doubt it's a virus, it never hurts to run a virus scan > > with a recently updated virus checker > > Have done with AVG 7.5 and also ran SPYBOT and Ad-Aware, finding no > problems. No sign of a DELL in printers. The ADD/Remove shows some "Dell > software" but it wont remove it, referring to DELL drivers on Disk "D". > There is no trace of DELL in any normal folder I can find. Probably removed > (and not UNINSTALLED) by previous owner. > > Of course your answer has now appeared the instant I replied to your other post about you not answering. Sheesh. If the previous owner had a Dell printer, and you do not use one... and cannot uninstall the software... then I suggest running msconfig and taking anything loading that's associated with that printer out of startup. It's absolutely not needed there and once removed from startup you can reboot...save the configuration change...then hopefully your machine will shut down without hanging.
Guest Jeff Richards Posted May 2, 2008 Posted May 2, 2008 Re: DKabppls.exe This application is apparently associated with a DELL laser printer - a W5200n XL or W5300n XL. My guess is that it's a supplementary utility - perhaps it monitors the printer status and gives progress messages about the print job, or it provides you with a printer management utility. If you don't have this printer, delete it in the printers applet and uninstall all associated utilities. Otherwise, just uninstall the utilities. Or download the latest set of drivers and delete then reinstall the printer. Your google searching should have returned this result - are you sure your www connection is working properly? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Rudy" <NotHere@noway.net> wrote in message news:OOZEUYJrIHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > This file in Windows/system (312KB) opens on startup (Win98 6.0). > > Strangely, I can't find any mention of it on GOOGLE or Microsoft Help. > > Is it a 'legit' program ? Do I need it ? Do I need it to run on startup > ? > The reason I'm asking is there are 2 'windows' that hang up this computer > on > shutdown and I get the warning window: "..stopped responding...WAIT ? > END > TASK?" but both have NO NAME at the top so I don't know what they are, > where, or why they're running and often WAIT or END TASK won't get it > done. > Neither will CTL ALT DEL X2.. > Then I have to power down to shut down which is not a good thing.. > > I ve pulled the list of Running Programs from CTL/ALT/DEL and this one is > the 'most suspect" ? > > Any ideas ? > > R > >
Guest thanatoid Posted May 2, 2008 Posted May 2, 2008 Re: DKabppls.exe "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in news:TcidnbpBaf6fE4bVnZ2dnUVZ_ournZ2d@ntd.net: > > "Rudy" <NotHere@noway.net> wrote in message > news:eOnHK4JrIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> >> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message >> news:OVhlrjJrIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >> >> > Do you have a Dell , laser printer? >> > If so the file is probably legit. >> > Right click on the file and look at the properties... >> > report back if you have any further questions. >> >> The previous owner may have had a Dell printer, but I >> dont. Yes, I see the info in properties >> > >> > BTW: Though I doubt it's a virus, it never hurts to run >> > a virus scan with a recently updated virus checker >> >> Have done with AVG 7.5 and also ran SPYBOT and Ad-Aware, >> finding no problems. No sign of a DELL in printers. The >> ADD/Remove shows some "Dell software" but it wont remove >> it, referring to DELL drivers on Disk "D". There is no >> trace of DELL in any normal folder I can find. Probably > removed >> (and not UNINSTALLED) by previous owner. >> >> > > Of course your answer has now appeared the instant I > replied to your other post about you not answering. > Sheesh. > > If the previous owner had a Dell printer, and you do not > use one... and cannot uninstall the software... > then I suggest running msconfig and taking anything loading > that's associated with that printer > out of startup. > It's absolutely not needed there and once removed from > startup you can reboot...save the configuration > change...then hopefully your machine will shut down > without hanging. If you want things REALLY clean, do a search for "DELL" or "Lexmark" (they use a lot of re-branded Lexmarks as PA said) and/or the file you mentioned /in the registry/, remove /all/ references to it, and find (somewhere in the Windows directory) and remove the file itself as well as (/some/ caution advised here) any other files with the exact same date and time - especially if they are DELL files :-) If there is a Dell printer directory on your system, delete the whole thing. I doubt you will have any new problems after doing this. For safety, COPY all the things I said instead of deleting them entirely (you can save registry branches to some directory from regedit, THEN delete them in the registry, and if needed, double clicking on the saved .reg files will put them back in). If I were you, I would ***DEFINITELY*** reformat, fdisk, partition, and reinstall everything. EIGHT YEARS! P R E V I O U S O W N E R !!!!!! Y I K E S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- Of course, it is no easy matter to be polite; in so far, I mean, as it requires us to show great respect for everybody, whereas most people deserve none at all; and again in so far as it demands that we should feign the most lively interest in people, when we must be very glad that we have nothing to do with them. - Arthur Schopenhauer
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted May 3, 2008 Posted May 3, 2008 Re: DKabppls.exe thanatoid wrote: <snip> > If I were you, I would ***DEFINITELY*** reformat, fdisk, > partition, and reinstall everything. EIGHT YEARS! P R E V I O U > S O W N E R !!!!!! > Y I K E S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Agreed.
Guest Rudy Posted May 3, 2008 Posted May 3, 2008 Re: DKabppls.exe Jeff Richards wrote: > If you don't have this printer, delete it in the printers applet and > uninstall all associated utilities. Otherwise, just uninstall the utilities. > Or download the latest set of drivers and delete then reinstall the printer. There isnt any trace of the printer or its utilities..Just the files in Windows/System that all begin with DKappXXX which on checking 'properties' reveals they are all associated with DELL/LEXMARK I suppose I'll just have to delete them as I can't 'uninstall' > Your google searching should have returned this result - are you sure your > www connection is working properly? Seems to be working fine..GOOG only returned 2 vague unusable refs to DKabppls.exe Same on both computers. thanks for the suggestions R
Guest Rudy Posted May 3, 2008 Posted May 3, 2008 Re: DKabppls.exe > If you want things REALLY clean, do a search for "DELL" or > "Lexmark" (they use a lot of re-branded Lexmarks as PA said) > and/or the file you mentioned /in the registry/, remove /all/ references to it, Yes, I found it there..files for both DLL and LEXMARK of which I have neither and find (somewhere in the Windows directory) > and remove the file itself as well as (/some/ caution advised > here) any other files with the exact same date and time - > especially if they are DELL files :-) Will do > I doubt you will have any new problems after doing this. For > safety, COPY all the things I said instead of deleting them > entirely (you can save registry branches to some directory from > regedit, THEN delete them in the registry, and if needed, double > clicking on the saved .reg files will put them back in). Good plan.. > > If I were you, I would ***DEFINITELY*** reformat, fdisk, > partition, and reinstall everything. EIGHT YEARS! P R E V I O U > S O W N E R !!!!!! > Y I K E S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Problem is, I don't have the disks to reinstall everything. There are several programs that came on the HP like the CD player and Disk burner as well as the Ethernet card thats running now (the drivers of which, and the old ISA NIC that I left in AZ for the season: 1600 miles away) All I have is a Win98SE disk but nothing else for all the other software on the machine. I'll slowly work my way thru it thanks R
Guest Rudy Posted May 3, 2008 Posted May 3, 2008 Re: DKabppls.exe SOLVED Re: DKabppls.exe SOLVED I'll be removing the DELL/LEXMARK files per suggestions of the experts here. Thanks R
Guest Jeff Richards Posted May 3, 2008 Posted May 3, 2008 Re: DKabppls.exe This is the site that Google found - it may be useful as a reference to all the files involved. http://driveragent.com/archive/11935/devices -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Rudy" <NotHere@noway.net> wrote in message news:ezsEd9TrIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Jeff Richards wrote: >> If you don't have this printer, delete it in the printers applet and >> uninstall all associated utilities. Otherwise, just uninstall the > utilities. >> Or download the latest set of drivers and delete then reinstall the > printer. > > There isnt any trace of the printer or its utilities..Just the files in > Windows/System that all begin with DKappXXX which on checking 'properties' > reveals they are all associated with DELL/LEXMARK > > I suppose I'll just have to delete them as I can't 'uninstall' > >> Your google searching should have returned this result - are you sure >> your >> www connection is working properly? > > Seems to be working fine..GOOG only returned 2 vague unusable refs to > DKabppls.exe > Same on both computers. > > thanks for the suggestions > R > >
Guest thanatoid Posted May 4, 2008 Posted May 4, 2008 Re: DKabppls.exe "Rudy" <NotHere@noway.net> wrote in news:#Vkn0$TrIHA.4884@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl: > >> If you want things REALLY clean, do a search for "DELL" or >> "Lexmark" (they use a lot of re-branded Lexmarks as PA >> said) and/or the file you mentioned /in the registry/, >> remove /all/ references > to it, > > Yes, I found it there..files for both DLL and LEXMARK of > which I have neither > > and find (somewhere in the Windows directory) >> and remove the file itself as well as (/some/ caution >> advised here) any other files with the exact same date and >> time - especially if they are DELL files :-) > > Will do > >> I doubt you will have any new problems after doing this. >> For safety, COPY all the things I said instead of deleting >> them entirely (you can save registry branches to some >> directory from regedit, THEN delete them in the registry, >> and if needed, double clicking on the saved .reg files >> will put them back in). > > Good plan.. >> >> If I were you, I would ***DEFINITELY*** reformat, fdisk, >> partition, and reinstall everything. EIGHT YEARS! P R E V >> I O U S O W N E R !!!!!! >> Y I K E S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Problem is, I don't have the disks to reinstall everything. > There are several programs that came on the HP like the CD > player and Disk burner as well as the Ethernet card thats > running now (the drivers of which, and the old ISA NIC that > I left in AZ for the season: 1600 miles away) > > All I have is a Win98SE disk but nothing else for all the > other software on the machine. I'll slowly work my way > thru it > > thanks > R My pleasure. There are many sites on the web where you can find drivers for almost any hardware imaginable, not to mention the manufacturer's site will usually have the latest - in most cases improved - drivers. Some of those "driver" sites require sign-up or just make you go around in circles, but some are very easy to use and very good. Google. Regards. t. -- Of course, it is no easy matter to be polite; in so far, I mean, as it requires us to show great respect for everybody, whereas most people deserve none at all; and again in so far as it demands that we should feign the most lively interest in people, when we must be very glad that we have nothing to do with them. - Arthur Schopenhauer
Guest philo Posted May 4, 2008 Posted May 4, 2008 Re: DKabppls.exe <snip> > > My pleasure. There are many sites on the web where you can find > drivers for almost any hardware imaginable, not to mention the > manufacturer's site will usually have the latest - in most cases > improved - drivers. > > Some of those "driver" sites require sign-up or just make you go > around in circles, but some are very easy to use and very good. > > Google. > > Regards. > t. > FWIW: http://www.driverguide.com though usually a PITA to use and requires free registration unless you want to look at a lot of advertisements...seems to always come through for me. There was one case in particular ... even going to the website of the manufacturer did not come up with a driver... but driverguide had it as someone had posted the driver that came from another division of the company which was located in a different country.
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